Single arm telescoping mirror

• US 10,369,930 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2017
• Issued: 08/06/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SMR Patents Sarl (SMR Patents)
• Original Assignee: SMR Patents Sarl (SMR Patents)
• Inventors: Sinelli, Gary, Henion, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Epps, Todd M
• Application Number:
  US15/442,119
• Publication Number:
  US 20180244203A1
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 248476, 359871, 359872, 359874, 359875, 359877
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/06 mounted on vehicle exterior B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/078 easily removable; mounted for bodily outward movement, e.g. when towing

Abstract

A single arm telescoping mirror apparatus comprising a mirror base and mirror head. In one embodiment, a mirror base having a wear plate secured to a single support arm which frictionally engages a single telescoping tube of the mirror head. Furthermore, a mirror base having a roller assembly which frictionally engage the inner wall of a single telescoping tube of the mirror head. Frictional forces created minimize the telescopic or vibrational movement of the mirror head during use of a vehicle. In another aspect, a wear plate is secured to a single telescoping tube while, roller assemblies are attached to a support arm which frictionally engage ridges of the telescoping tube.

Claims

1. A rear view mirror assembly, comprising:

a mirror base that is fixedly secured to a vehicle and comprising a pivoting arm member extending away from a mirror pivot;

a mirror head comprising a non-round telescoping tube that receives the pivoting arm member and allows lateral movement of the mirror head along an axis of the pivoting arm member; and

a wear plate comprising two or more ridges,

wherein the non-round telescoping tube provides selective adjustment of a position of the mirror head with respect to the mirror base,

the non-round telescoping tube frictionally interacts with one or more roller assemblies, and

one or more ridges of the non-round telescoping tube are configured to frictionally interact with the wear plate.

2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the one or more roller assemblies which the non-round telescoping tube frictionally interacts with comprises two roller assemblies.

3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the roller assemblies are orientated at a 45 degree angle with respect to the telescoping tube.

4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the pivoting arm member and the telescoping tube are substantially rectangular.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the telescoping tube comprises two ridges.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising an aperture in the telescoping tube between the two ridges.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an upper flange and a lower flange each of which extends a full length of the telescoping tube.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the telescoping tube comprises two tube segments.

9. A single arm telescoping mirror apparatus, comprising:

a mirror base, comprising;

a pivoting support arm extending away from a pivot,

a wear plate with two or more ridges secured to the pivoting support arm, and

one or more roller assemblies; and

a mirror head, comprising;

a non-round telescoping tube which receives the pivoting support arm and allows lateral movement of the mirror head, the non-round telescoping tube being constructed and arranged to frictionally interact with the one or more roller assemblies and comprises one or more ridges constructed and arranged to frictionally interact with the wear plate.

10. A single arm telescoping mirror apparatus, comprising:

a mirror base, comprising;

a single pivoting support arm, and

one or more roller assemblies; and

a mirror head, comprising;

a non-round telescoping tube with one or more ridges constructed and arranged to frictionally interact with the one or more roller assemblies; and

a wear plate, with two or more ridges, secured to the telescoping tube constructed and arranged to frictionally interact with the single pivoting support arm,

wherein the non-round telescoping tube provides selective adjustment of a position of the mirror head with respect to the mirror base.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more roller assemblies comprises two roller assemblies.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the wear plate includes two ridges.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the support arm and the telescoping tube are substantially rectangular.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the wear plate comprise two wear plates.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the telescoping tube comprises two ridges.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising an aperture in the telescoping tube between the two ridges.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising an upper flange and a lower flange each of which extends a full length of the telescoping tube.

18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the telescoping tube comprises two tube segments.